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Saturday, September 1, 2012

India made 283 for 5
wickets at stumps on the second day the second cricket Test against the touring
New Zealand in Bangalore today. India still trails
by 82 runs with five wickets remaining. New Zealand scored a total of 365
runs thanks to a brilliant century by skipper Ross Taylor. The test match looks
evenly poised at the moment with a lot depending on how much India add
tomorrow morning.

After a humiliating defeat in the first Test New Zealand batsmen finally
delivered yesterday, the first day of the second Test. On a cloudy morning as
usual Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan struck early getting the prize catch of
Brendon McCullum for a duck in the second over. But Guptil (53) kept on at the
other end and asRoss Taylor walked in things
changed for New Zealand.
They managed to keep the spinners at bay thrashing them around at every
opportunity. Taylor made a sizzling 113 and when
he was out at 246/6 New
Zealand was again in a bit of a spot. But a
sound partnership between CFK van Wyk (71) and DAJ Bracewell (43) took New Zealand to
a position of relative command at 328/6 at the end of play. The scoring rate of
the day was also excellent. On the second morning today the Kiwis advanced the
score to 345, but then lost all their four wickets for only 20 more runs more.
Spinner Pragyan Ojha captured five wickets for 99, his third haul of five or
more wickets.

Dhoni and Kohli

The Kiwi fast bowler trio of Boult, Southee who replaced Martin for this
Test and Bracewell utilized the heavy conditions and came seaming and swinging
at the Indian batsmen. They were ably supported by sharp New Zealand
fielding. Very soon India was
reduced to 80 for 4 and New
Zealand looked to be in full command. The
opener duo of Gambhir and Sehwag failed again making it the tenth consecutive
time, the former falling cheaply to Southee who removed Pujara too at the team
score of 27. Bracewell removed a very defensive Sehwag (43) and Southee took
his third wicket in the form of Sachin Tendulkar (17) clean bowling him through
the gap between bat and pad. This was the second time in this series that
Tendulkar was bowled through the gate.

In came Virat Kohli for a classic innings one more time. First he added
99 runs in a partnership with Suresh Raina (55) and then with skipper Dhoni (46
not out) added 104 runs in an unbeaten partnership. Virat Kohli was on the
verge of another brilliant century making an unbeaten 93 runs at stumps.

Baby Falak, the bruised and brutalized 2-year-old girl, finally decided to say goodbye to this cruel world (India) and departed for a better world. The poor child died on her third cardiac arrest on Thursday (March 15, 2012) at the same Delhi hospital she was admitted to though she had been improving well over the past few days. Doctors attending for nearly two months were planning to discharge her soon, but they were not sure of her brain functioning.

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Amulya Kumar Chakravarty

Noted Writer-Translator-Administrator of Assam 1928-1991

Amulya Kumar Chakravarty Memorial Trust Award

Amulya Kumar Chakravarty was a writer and a celebrated translator of world epics. He translated Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad and Virgil’s Aenid into Assamese. These books were published in the seventies and eighties in Assam, India; and even now are bestsellers going into multiple editions. Doubled with a flowing original language and strict authenticity these translated epics are hailed in Assam as trend setting translations.

Amulya Kumar Chakravarty had a hard life. Being a farmer’s son he went to the nearby town for studies and after graduation set off for Calcutta (now Kolkata) for post graduation in English. His ambition was to become a college teacher so that he could devote his life to education and writings. But due to economic hardships he had to come back half way and was forced to join Assam Civil Service of which he could not ever come out. He also contracted diabetes after forty years of age. Uprightness, honesty and efficiency ruling his career he always struggled for economic stability. He never had enough money and always took pride in telling that his only investments in life had been on his four children's education. Burning a lot of midnight oil, literally, and waging a constant war against mosquitoes he continued his writing activities and apart from the three translated epics he also wrote numerous short stories and a half completed novel. His exemplary honesty remains a source of inspiration for his admirers in today's environment of rampant corruption.

Amulya Kumar Chakravarty passed away in 1991. His family and local literary bodies in Guwahati formed a memorial Trust in 2002 and decided to institute an Award for excellent literary translations in Assamese on a biennial basis. The first Award consisting of cash prize and certificate was given in 2003 to one of the nominated books. This gave a tremendous boost to promote genuine translation works in Assam.

The Trust has announced the Award for 2011 to eminent author Dr. Prafulla Kataky for his outstanding contribution to Assamese literary translation work.

The Award was presented at an august function held on October 09, 2011 at Veterinary College Auditorium, Guwahati.

For 2013 the Sixth Amulya Kumar Chakravarty Memorial Translation Literature Award was presented to Author-Translator Bipul Deuri at a dignified ceremony held on 6th October, the 22nd Death Anniversary of Amulya Kumar Chakravarty, at Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati. The Award was handed over by Imran Shah, President of Assam Sahitya Sabha. A Painting Competition for Children was organized by Shrutinaad earlier on the day as a part of the event.

The Seventh Amulya Kumar Chakravarty Memorial Translation Literature Award has been presented to Dhrubajyoti Borthakur for Assamese translation of Hermann Hesse's book 'Siddhartha'. The award was ceremonially handed over by the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha, Dr Dhrubajyoti Bora on 4th October, 2015 at Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati

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RAGINI CHAKRAVARTY

Music and More>>>

Ragini Chakravarty is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the famed Kirana gharana and a disciple of Padmabhushan Dr. Prabha Atre. Ragini has been performing all over India with her classical recitals, light compositions and sangeet se sangeet tak concerts. She can be consulted here for program details.Under the banner of Shrutinaad Ragini also conducts regular classes on vocal music.Ragini's second audio album 'Bhoyai Oi...Kahani Ahiba Ghuri' (O' My Beloved...When Are You Coming Back Home!) was released at Guwahati on 4th January by renowned writer-author Lakshminandan Bora. This album consists of ten immortal Assamese songs of poet-composer-author-freedom fighter Kamalananda Bhattacharyya. Beauty of words and melody make these numbers irresistible.

Contact: info.shrutinaad@gmail.com

Ragini's Album 'Bhoyai Oi...'

'My Grandfather's Songs'. Ragini's First Album of Immortal Songs of Kamalananda Bhattacharyya

Ram Kahiye!

Ram Kahiye!

Ragini at Jaipur, March 2, 2011

43rd Mahashivratri Bhavya Sangeet Samaroh, 2011.

Geet Se Sangeet Tak...A Musical Journey

Ragini performing at Karnataka Sangha, Mumbai, Jan 30, 2011

Tributes to Poet Composer Kamalananda Bhattachayya

It was on this day of 4th January, 1951 that the State of Assam lost a great son , a poet, composer, lyricist, playwright and freedom fighter, Kamalananda Bhattacharyya who had composed over 200 songs in Assamese apart from a vast array of other writings. We offer our tributes to this great personality whose treasure-house of pristine music continues to inspire us and all music lovers of Assam.